That frickin pain scale! Don’t poke the chronic pain monster with a toothpick.
Pain Companion
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I totally agree with you! Chronic pain is something I live with every day, the doctors that treat us have no idea what this pain does to us mentally and physically! I can no longer enjoy life as I used to! I enjoyed working and making money! Now I am on disability and live with my mom because I cannot afford to live on my own. I am almost 60 years old ! Yes I suffer from depression every day and when I go to the doctor and they want to know why I am depressed or what my pain level is I want to tell the doctor to walk in my shoes for one month and see for themselves how my pain level is and why I am depressed!